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Flinders University Redefines Lab Interiors, Clinches Design Excellence Award
Flinders University’s Health and Medical Research Building earned the 2025 Design Excellence Award for Interior Design, recognized for its innovative integration of adaptable laboratory spaces, biophilic elements, and culturally informed design that supports collaborative medical research
Translating User Feedback into Smarter, More Flexible Labs
Engaging lab end users early in the design process can help readers avoid costly mistakes, improve functionality, plan for future technologies, and create lab spaces that truly support scientific work and well-being
Design Like a J.E.D.I.: You Belong Here—How Courage, Representation, and Leadership Create Space for Us All
Dr. Shamika Kelley is transforming New Orleans' forensic lab not only through empathetic leadership and wellness-focused culture, but by directly influencing the physical lab space—expanding staff capacity, bringing DNA analysis in-house with advanced equipment, and ensuring the layout supports both operational excellence and human-centered design
From Fire to Future: How Building X Reunites Researchers
The University of Delaware’s new Building X demonstrates how early end user engagement, flexible lab design, and integrated sustainability strategies can create a resilient, collaborative research facility that meets evolving scientific and campus needs
Water Lab Combines Sustainability, Human-Centered Design to Win 2025 Design Excellence Award
The Aquon Water Research & Analysis Laboratory in Houten, Netherlands—designed by Vakwerk Architecten—won the 2025 Excellence in Sustainable Design Award for its innovative integration of adaptable, energy-efficient systems and biobased materials that prioritize both environmental performance and human wellbeing
Flexible, Transparent, and Thoughtful: What Lab Planners Can Learn from Umoja Biopharma
Umoja Biopharma’s new Seattle headquarters offers a model for mission-driven lab design, showing how flexibility, biophilic elements, and collaborative problem-solving can create a resilient, future-ready space that aligns with both scientific goals and employee wellbeing
Discover the Future of Collaborative Research Spaces: Webinar Preview
Register for this free AIA-accredited webinar to discover expert strategies for designing safe, flexible, and collaborative shared lab spaces that support diverse users and evolving research needs
Inside a Hands-On Nuclear Training Environment at UNLV
NuScale’s Energy Exploration Center is a global, university-based simulator program that provides students with hands-on training in nuclear power plant operations using advanced modeling of NuScale’s small modular reactor control room to support engineering education and workforce development
A Cutting-Edge Hub for Coastal Science at William & Mary
Chesapeake Bay Hall at William & Mary integrates research, education, and advisory services, featuring specialized labs for coastal and marine sciences, advanced sustainability strategies, and flexible spaces to foster interdisciplinary collaboration—all built with a focus on the site’s environmental sensitivities and cultural history
Seattle’s Biotech Scene Gets a Boost with Life Sciences Lease
UW Medicine’s Institute for Protein Design, led by Nobel Laureate Dr. David Baker, has signed a lease at 330 Yale in Seattle’s South Lake Union, marking the first major life sciences lease of 2025 and reinforcing the area’s status as a rising biotech hub